Given name & surname
Théodore
“God”·“gift”·“gift of God”
In French use, Théodore shares an earlier linguistic root with Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Théodore shares an earlier linguistic root with Theodore. Theodore combines “God” and “gift,” giving the meaning “gift of God.”
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Where it comes from
In French use, Théodore shares an earlier linguistic root with Theodore. Theodore reached English through French from the Greek name Theodoros.
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How it developed
In French use, Théodore shares an earlier linguistic root with Theodore. The shared background comes through Theodore: Theodore’s Greek elements are theos, meaning “god,” and doron, meaning “gift.” French forms provided the route into English.
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The story
In French use, Théodore shares an earlier linguistic root with Theodore. The history of Theodore gives this family its wider story. Theodore was popular among early Christians and was borne by several saints. That religious history helps explain the name’s spread into different European forms.
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Théodore’s family of names
In French usage, Théodore has a diminutive in Dorian. Théodore shares a linguistic root with Theodore. In French usage, Théodore has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Teodoro.
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Around the world
Théodore has relatives in 26 languages.
23 related names in 26 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 27
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Theodorecognate · English
- TheodoraDutch
- TheodorGerman
- TeodoroPortuguese, Italian
- TeodorCzech, Swedish
- TheodorosFinnish
- Fedorequivalent
- Fyodorequivalent
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- TudorRomanian
- TheodorusDutch, Latin
- Feodorequivalent
- Fiodorequivalent
- Tivadarequivalent
- Tódorequivalent
- ФеодорRussian
- ТеодорRussian, Bulgarian
- Teyodorecognate · Walloon
- ΘεόδωροςGreek
- Fiódorequivalent
- Fjodorequivalent
- ФедiрUkrainian
- ФёдорRussian
- ToaderRomanian
- Tiodorepoitevin-saintongeais
- ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥCoptic
- ثِيُودُورArabic
- 𒋾𒁺𒊑𒄑akk
People named Théodore
- Théodore GéricaultFrench painter (1791–1824)
- Théodore de BanvilleFrench writer (1823-1891)
- Théodore RousseauFrench painter (1812–1867)
- Agrippa d'AubignéFrench military officer, historian, writer and poet (1552-1630)
- Theodore BezaFrench Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar (1519-1605)
- Théodore ChassériauFrench romantic painter (1819–1856)
- Théodore SteegFrench politician, Prime Minister of France (1868-1950)
- Théo LefèvreBelgian politician (1914-1973)
- Théodore AubanelFrench felibre (1829–1886)
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